Flood Warning issued September 17 at 4:22PM EDT until September 17 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... * WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported flooding in the warned area, with numerous roads remaining closed due to high water. Between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.
Ruth Lawler, age 89, of Painesville Twp., Ohio, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, where she had resided for almost two years. [More]
ST. MARYS - Unlike most Memorial High School graduates, Bob Saum travels to work in an armored vehicle, escorted by armed guards.
He is The World Bank's country director for Afghanistan and lives just a few hundred feet from his office but still needs protection during the short commute. [More]
CELINA - A 65-year-old Coldwater woman was given a two-year license suspension and ordered to perform community service as a result of an accident in August that claimed the life of a motorcyclist. [More]
Area wrestlers gathered at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford for the Parkway Holiday Tournament on Wednesday. The host Panthers and Celina brought their varsity teams while Coldwater sent over a group of junior varsity grapplers.
For Haley Horstman, tis the season for making game-winning shots.
Horstman (New Knoxville) scored 17 points and hit a last-second jumper to push the University of Findlay Oilers to a 73-72 victory over Michigan Tech on Dec. 10.
Mercer County agency receives 8 bikes to distribute
An Ohio charity is spreading Christmas joy to foster children in Mercer County this holiday season.
Bike Lady Inc., a volunteer charity from Columbus, recently delivered eight new bikes, helmets and bike locks to Mercer County Department of Job and Family Services for children in foster care.
